by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 29, 2022 | Education, News
The Spirit Lake Community School Board has unanimously voted to let up to 10 staff members who aren’t teachers carry a concealed gun on school grounds. District officials say if there’s an active shooter in Spirit Lake schools, this plan will provide an...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 21, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Early voting for Iowa’s General Election began this week and a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution is on the back of the ballot. Richard Rogers of the Iowa Firearms Coalition says gun rights advocates began lobbying for this amendment 12 years...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 26, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Democratic Party’s chairman says Republicans at the statehouse have put Iowa gun laws on a downward spiral — leading to the plan to have 10 Spirit Lake School staff carry guns on school grounds. Spirit Lake officials announced this week that staff...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 24, 2022 | Education, News, Top Story
The Spirit Lake School Board held a special meeting this week to share a plan to increase security on school grounds and possibly school events. School officials say the goal is to have 10 anonymous staff members on school grounds who would carry a concealed gun....
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 26, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
A U.S. Senate hearing on police safety has focused on the shooting death of an Iowa State Trooper. Zach Anderson was a Grundy County deputy last year when Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith led a tactical team to confront a man barricaded in his Grnndy Center home. “He...